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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Anderson, Windham, NH

These gravestones were photographed at the Cemetery on the Plains,

in Windham, New Hampshire.

from page 312 of The History of Windham, by Leonard A. Morrison,

"James4 [Anderson] (John3, Samuel2, James1), b. Dec. 26, 1786. Jan. 1, 1808, his father deeded him 113 acres of land, upon which he built his building, and there he spent his life. H was the first occupant, and the farm is now in possession of Sherburne B. Farmer; was a captain in the militia; he was a large, well-proportioned man, and lived to a good old age; rarely if ever had a sick day. He m. Nancy, dau. of Samuel Anderson, of Londonderry [his first cousin]. He d. suddenly, July 13, 1875, ae. 88 yrs, 6 mos. 18 days; she d. May 7, 1873, ae. 78 yrs. 4 mos. 20 days."

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Author of the Nutfield Genealogy blog and occasional genealogy speaker. My family research includes Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, with a smattering of Nova Scotia. Please contact me if you see your ancestors on this blog. I would love to share information. I am the former secretary of the New Hampshire Mayflower Society, former President of the Londonderry Historical Society, member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Mass. Society of Genealogists, The National Genealogical Society, and the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists.